Biodiversity of anuran endoparasites from a transitional area between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes in Brazil: new records and remarks Author Aguiar, Aline Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP Rio Claro, Avenida 24 A, 1515 - Jardim Vila Bela, CEP 13506 - 900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil Author Morais, Drausio Honorio Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, LMG- 746, Km 1, Monte Carmelo, 38500 - 000, MG, Brazil Author Firmino Silva, Lidiane A. Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP Author Anjos, Luciano Alves Dos Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Passeio Monção, 226, CEP 15385 - 000, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil Author Foster, Ottilie Carolina Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP Author Silva, Reinaldo José Da Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP text Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-18 4948 1 1 41 journal article 7577 10.11646/zootaxa.4948.1.1 7af2fc34-63ae-40d2-95a6-4bed18653e7a 1175-5326 4616068 79CCDC5F-2F94-4398-B3DD-8DAC05669E9C Echinostomatidae Poche, 1926 . Unidentified metacercariae Hosts (prevalence; range) : P. mystacalis (1/59; 45). Site of infection : mesentery. Stage : encysted larva. Type host and type locality : not informed. Comments : this metacercaria has a very small subtriangular body shape which is covered with small spines without head collar, and unidentified corpuscles were observed in the body. However, an identification more specific was hindered because these specimens are very immature. Echinostomatid trematodes can use reptiles, birds, and mammals as definitive hosts ( Hamann & González 2009 ).